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Lot 32|PROPERTY FROM A PROMINENT PRIVATE COLLECTION
ZAO WOU-KI (ZHAO WUJI, 1920-2013)
Voie lactée - 09.11.56 (Milky Way - 09.11.56)
Closed29 September 2026
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HKD 58,850,000
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ZAO WOU-KI (ZHAO WUJI, 1920-2013)
Voie lactée - 09.11.56 (Milky Way - 09.11.56)
signed in Chinese, signed again and dated ‘ZAO 56’ (lower right); signed, titled an dated 'Voie Lactée ZAO WOU-KI 9.11.1956’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
162.2 x 114 cm. (63 7⁄8 x 47 in.)
Painted in 1956
Voie lactée - 09.11.56 (Milky Way - 09.11.56)
signed in Chinese, signed again and dated ‘ZAO 56’ (lower right); signed, titled an dated 'Voie Lactée ZAO WOU-KI 9.11.1956’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
162.2 x 114 cm. (63 7⁄8 x 47 in.)
Painted in 1956
ZAO WOU-KI (ZHAO WUJI, 1920-2013)
Voie lactée - 09.11.56 (Milky Way - 09.11.56)
signed in Chinese, signed again and dated ‘ZAO 56’ (lower right); signed, titled an dated 'Voie Lactée ZAO WOU-KI 9.11.1956’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
162.2 x 114 cm. (63 7⁄8 x 47 in.)
Painted in 1956
Voie lactée - 09.11.56 (Milky Way - 09.11.56)
signed in Chinese, signed again and dated ‘ZAO 56’ (lower right); signed, titled an dated 'Voie Lactée ZAO WOU-KI 9.11.1956’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
162.2 x 114 cm. (63 7⁄8 x 47 in.)
Painted in 1956
Galerie de France, Paris
Private collection, Paris
Perrin-Royère-Lajeunesse, 13 March 1988, lot 123
Private collection, France
Christie’s Taipei, 12 April 1998, lot 3
Private collection, Asia (acquired from the above)
Christie’s Hong Kong, 25 April 2004, lot 720
Private collection, Asia (acquired from the above)
Christie's Shanghai, 21 September 2019, lot 307
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Private collection, Paris
Perrin-Royère-Lajeunesse, 13 March 1988, lot 123
Private collection, France
Christie’s Taipei, 12 April 1998, lot 3
Private collection, Asia (acquired from the above)
Christie’s Hong Kong, 25 April 2004, lot 720
Private collection, Asia (acquired from the above)
Christie's Shanghai, 21 September 2019, lot 307
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
C. Roy, Zao Wou-ki, Le Musée de poche, Paris, 1957 (mentioned, p.53-54; illustrated, p. 55).
C. Roy, Zao Wou-ki, Grove Press, Inc., New York & Evergreen Book, Ltd., London, 1959 (mentioned, p.61; illustrated, p. 63).
C. Roy, Zao Wou-ki, Le Musée de poche, Paris, 1970 (mentioned, p.72; illustrated, p. 75).
No Limits: Zao Wou-ki, exh. cat., New York, Asia Society Museum, & Waterville, Colby College Museum of Art, 2016-2017 (illustrated, fig. 75, p. 152).
F. Marquet-Zao & Y. Hendgen, Zao Wou-Ki: Catalogue raisonné des peintures, Volume I 1935-1958, Flammarion, Paris, 2019 (illustrated, plate P-0500, pp.235 & 321).
C. Roy, Zao Wou-ki, Grove Press, Inc., New York & Evergreen Book, Ltd., London, 1959 (mentioned, p.61; illustrated, p. 63).
C. Roy, Zao Wou-ki, Le Musée de poche, Paris, 1970 (mentioned, p.72; illustrated, p. 75).
No Limits: Zao Wou-ki, exh. cat., New York, Asia Society Museum, & Waterville, Colby College Museum of Art, 2016-2017 (illustrated, fig. 75, p. 152).
F. Marquet-Zao & Y. Hendgen, Zao Wou-Ki: Catalogue raisonné des peintures, Volume I 1935-1958, Flammarion, Paris, 2019 (illustrated, plate P-0500, pp.235 & 321).
Paris, Galerie de France, Zao Wou-Ki. Peintures, 7 May - 5 June 1957.
Museum Folkwang Essen, Zao Wou-ki, 17 January - 21 February 1965 (listed, no. 11, unpaged).
Fukuoka Art Museum, Zao Wou-ki, 6-21 October 1981. This exhibition later travelled to Tokyo, Grand Art Gallery, Tokyu-nihonbashi, 13-18 November 1981; Fukui Prefectural Museum of Art, 27 February - 22 March 1982; Kyoto, The National Museum of Modern Art, 30 March - 9 May 1982; Kamakura, The Museum of Modern Art, 18 May - 20 June 1982 (illustrated, no.6, unpaged).
Montauban, Musée Ingres, Zao Wou-Ki ou se libérer du connu, 25 June -16 October 1983 (listed, no. 8, unpaged).
Hangzhou, Art Museum of China Academy of Art, The Way Is Infinite: Centennial Retrospective Exhibition of Zao Wou-Ki, 20 September 2023 - 20 February 2024 (illustrated, p. 105; mentioned, p.184).
Museum Folkwang Essen, Zao Wou-ki, 17 January - 21 February 1965 (listed, no. 11, unpaged).
Fukuoka Art Museum, Zao Wou-ki, 6-21 October 1981. This exhibition later travelled to Tokyo, Grand Art Gallery, Tokyu-nihonbashi, 13-18 November 1981; Fukui Prefectural Museum of Art, 27 February - 22 March 1982; Kyoto, The National Museum of Modern Art, 30 March - 9 May 1982; Kamakura, The Museum of Modern Art, 18 May - 20 June 1982 (illustrated, no.6, unpaged).
Montauban, Musée Ingres, Zao Wou-Ki ou se libérer du connu, 25 June -16 October 1983 (listed, no. 8, unpaged).
Hangzhou, Art Museum of China Academy of Art, The Way Is Infinite: Centennial Retrospective Exhibition of Zao Wou-Ki, 20 September 2023 - 20 February 2024 (illustrated, p. 105; mentioned, p.184).
This work is referenced in the archive of the Foundation Zao Wou-Ki.